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Table 105.50. Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 2009-10 through 2019-20
Level and control of institution 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
All institutions 138,925 --- 136,423 --- 139,126 --- 139,874 --- 137,432 --- 134,960
Elementary and secondary schools 132,183 --- 129,189 --- 131,890 --- 132,853 --- 130,930 --- 128,961
Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle 91,753 --- 90,175 --- 92,748 --- 92,046 --- 90,357 --- 88,909
Secondary and high 26,904 --- 26,524 --- 26,724 --- 27,144 --- 26,962 --- 27,155
Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not
     reported
13,526 --- 12,490 --- 12,419 --- 13,663 --- 13,611 --- 12,897

Public schools
98,817 98,817 98,328 98,454 98,271 98,176 98,277 98,158 98,469 98,755 98,469
Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle 70,142 70,427 70,291 70,007 70,050 70,113 69,931 69,612 70,112 70,261 70,039
Secondary and high 23,499 23,728 23,195 23,348 23,311 23,441 23,472 23,379 23,318 23,567 23,529
Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not
     reported
5,176 4,662 4,842 5,099 4,910 4,622 4,874 5,167 5,039 4,927 4,901

Private schools
33,366 --- 30,861 --- 33,619 --- 34,576 --- 32,461 --- 30,492
Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle 21,611 --- 19,884 --- 22,698 --- 22,115 --- 20,245 --- 18,870
Schools with highest grade of
     kindergarten
5,577 --- 4,883 --- 5,515 --- 5,411 --- 4,585 --- 4,328
Secondary and high 3,405 --- 3,329 --- 3,413 --- 3,672 --- 3,644 --- 3,626
Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not
     reported
8,350 --- 7,648 --- 7,509 --- 8,789 --- 8,572 --- 7,996

Postsecondary Title IV institutions
6,742 7,021 7,234 7,253 7,236 7,151 7,021 6,606 6,502 6,138 5,999
Public 1,989 2,015 2,011 1,981 1,980 1,964 1,965 1,958 1,955 1,952 1,933
Private 4,753 5,006 5,223 5,272 5,256 5,187 5,056 4,648 4,547 4,186 4,066
Nonprofit 1,809 1,812 1,830 1,820 1,834 1,827 1,859 1,823 1,826 1,780 1,774
For-profit 2,944 3,194 3,393 3,452 3,422 3,360 3,197 2,825 2,721 2,406 2,292

Title IV non-degree-granting institutions
2,247 2,422 2,528 2,527 2,512 2,524 2,438 2,246 2,189 2,096 2,017
Public 317 359 362 358 355 343 345 335 329 316 308
Private 1,930 2,063 2,166 2,169 2,157 2,181 2,093 1,911 1,860 1,780 1,709
Nonprofit 185 182 177 168 159 155 158 141 137 116 114
For-profit 1,745 1,881 1,989 2,001 1,998 2,026 1,935 1,770 1,723 1,664 1,595

Title IV degree-granting institutions
4,495 4,599 4,706 4,726 4,724 4,627 4,583 4,360 4,313 4,042 3,982
2-year colleges 1,721 1,729 1,738 1,700 1,685 1,616 1,579 1,528 1,485 1,339 1,303
Public 1,000 978 967 934 934 920 910 886 876 868 853
Private 721 751 771 766 751 696 669 642 609 471 450
Nonprofit 85 87 100 97 88 88 107 101 99 87 92
For-profit 636 664 671 669 663 608 562 541 510 384 358

4-year colleges
2,774 2,870 2,968 3,026 3,039 3,011 3,004 2,832 2,828 2,703 2,679
Public 672 678 682 689 691 701 710 737 750 768 772
Private 2,102 2,192 2,286 2,337 2,348 2,310 2,294 2,095 2,078 1,935 1,907
Nonprofit 1,539 1,543 1,553 1,555 1,587 1,584 1,594 1,581 1,590 1,577 1,568
For-profit 563 649 733 782 761 726 700 514 488 358 339
---Not available.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Postsecondary data are for Title IV degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2009-10 through 2019-20; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2009-10 through 2019-20; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2009 through Fall 2019, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared March 2022.)

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